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The North: City of President Figueiredo.
To The South: City of Careiro and City of Iranduba. To The East: City of Rio Preto da Eva and City of Amatari. To the West: City of Novo Ayrão. » Location Territorial Area of Manaus: 11.159,5 km². Urban Area of Manaus: 377 km². Area of Urban Expansion: 100 km². The urban area of Manaus is situated between the coordinates 2°57 ' and 3°10 ' South latitude and 59°53 ' and 60°07 ' West longitude. » Altitude Variable between 25m above sea level in the area of the Port of Manaus and reading of over 100m in the area around Eduardo Gomes International Airport. » Time Table One hour less in comparison to Brasilia (the Capital of Brasil) and four hours less in comparison to the Meridian of Greenwich. » Weather The climate is equatorial humid, with annual average temperature of 26,7ºC, varying between 23,3ºC and 31,4ºC. The relative humidity of the air oscillates around 80% and the annual precipitation average is of 2.286 mm. » Local Holidays September 5th: Rise of Amazon to the Category of Province. October 24th: Rise of Manaus to the Category of City - Anniversary of Manaus. December 8th: Day of the Patron of Amazonas – Our Lady of Conception. » Voltage All units must be adjusted for 110 volts. » Vestuário It is encouraged the use of light clothes and light footwear. » Internet The access to the world-wide net of computers is extremely easy and can be carried out through several cyber stores and LAN houses. » Telephones The City of Manaus offers excellent services of fixed and cellular telephone to the whole world. The calls can be placed through operators or directly by the interested party. » Banking and Commerce Hours Commerce operates from 08:00 a.m. to 0600 p.m., Monday through Friday; and on Saturdays, usually from 08:00 a.m. to 02:00p.m.. At the shopping centers the stores open from Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. On Sundays they close at 09:00 p.m. The banks open at 09:00 a.m. and close at 03:00 p.m. |
